“Traditional crime writing at its best; the kind of book without which no armchair is complete”Sunday Times, Sunday Times
“No one constructs a whodunit with more fiendish skill than Colin Dexter”Guardian, Guardian
“Dexter has created a giant among fictional detectives”The Times, The Times
“A character who will undoubtedly retain his place as one of the most popular and enduring of fictional detectives”P. D. James, Sunday Telegraph
